Carousel



S. ALSETH.

CAROUSEL. APPLICMTIDN FILED FEB. 5, 1920.

1,3 0,071, Patented Nov. 23,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STENGRIM ALSETH, 0F OSAKIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOROF ONE-THI RD "IlO HANS P; OLSON AND ONE-THIRIJ TO RUDULF ETROM, BOTHOF OSAKIS, MINNESOTA.

CAROU'SEL.

doors and when indoors can be located within a room so that children may operate the same, the power for its operation being imparted thereto by levers actuated from the seats of the objects, simulating hobbyhorses, the actuating mechanism being of novel form to eliminate excessive leverage in the working of the levers for imparting power to the turn-table of said apparatus.

Another obj ectof the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character which is novel in construction. so that the riders will be afforded amusement in the use thereof and the speed of travel of the same can be varied at the option of the riders, the apparatus being of miniature type so that it may be placed for use in com paratively small space and the riders will impart the requisite motion for the working of the apparatus. t

A further object of the invention isthe provision of an apparatus of this character wherein continuous rotary motion can be imparted thereto and the operating mecha' nism being of a form to Withstand strains andhard usage. a i u A still further object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character which is comparatively simple in construction, neat and attractive in appearance, readily and easily 0perated,strong, durable and inexpensive to manufacture.

. With these and other objects in viewthe invention consists in the features ofconstruction, combination and: arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. j j M In the accompanying drawing 2- Figure lisa top plan view of the carousel Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 23, 1920. Application filed February 5, 1920. Serial No. 356,505. l l l or me1'ry-goround constructed in accord ployed should it. be found. desirable. Covering the top face of the base 5 is a metal plate 6 correspondingly shaped to said base and is fastened thereon in any suitable man her, the plate being designed to serve as a traction bed. i

Fixed to and rising vertically centrally from the base 5 is a center post 7, the lower end being formed with a securing flange s which is fixed to said base in any suitable manner. u u

Adapted to revolve about the center post 7 is a cross beam 9 to the opposite ends of which are connected the trucks 10 for sunporting objects 11 simulating in this in stance hobby-horses, yetthe same may imi tate other conventional toys, the trucks beingsupported upon caster wheels 12 which travel upon the traction plate 6 as is clearly shown in F ig. 2 of the drawing.

Surrounding the center post 7 and fixed to the crossbeam 9 is a tube 13, the opposite ends beingformed with flanges 14 and 15, the former being suitably secured to the beam 9 while secured to the flange 15 is a gear 16 adapted to rotate with the trucks 10 and through this gear motion is imparted to the latter through actuating mechanism. and

in a manner hereinafter fully described.

The objects 11 simulating hobby-horses are provided with seats 17".:l'or occupancy, the seats being reversely disposed for the reason that the riders of the hobby-horses or occupants of the seats face the direction in which the trucks travel as one truck followsthe other in the rotary course thereof, the beam 9 holdingthe trucks 10 diametrically opposite upon the base 5 at alltimes. a

The ,operating mechanism comprises a ratchet toothed disk or member 18 stationarilyfmounted uponithe center post"? superposed relative tothe gear 16, the disk or member being formed with a central hub 19 forming arest for one of a pair of superimposed, bridging'yokes loosely journaled in overlapped relation to each other upon the upper end portion of the center post 7 and held in such relation through the medium of a nut 21 threadedon said upper end of the post 7, the yokes being connected to swing ing operation levers 22 arranged diametri cally opposite relative to the gear l6 and each has formed on its inner end a toothed sector '23 meshing with the teeth o1 the gear 16, while the outer end of said lever extends forwardly or the seat 17 upon the object 11 on that side .of the gear adjacent to said lever. Each lever22 is connected with the yoke 20 through the medium of the pivot bolt 24: so that the lever has independent swinging movement relative to the yoke 20 which also is adapted to swing upon the center' post? in the operation of the'merry-goround or carousel.

jCarriedxon and pivoted to each yoke 20 is a ratchet pawl 25 which is adapted for locking engagement with the respective teeth of thedisk or member 18 to retard movement of the yoke in one direction while said yoke is'free for movement in the op posite direction and'the pawl. 25 thereon during this movement will ride over the teeth of the diskor member 18, the handle end 26 of the 'lever 22 being manually actuated by the occupant of the seat 17 or the rider ofthe object 11 so that motion can be in1- parted to the trucks 10 for the rotation 7 rat-us or carousel.

thereof in one direction. The handle end 26 of each lever when pulled upon rocks the lever 22 and the meshing engagen'ient ot the sector 23 with the; gear 16 causes the latter to be rotated and through the instrumen tality of thetubefl3 rotary motion is imparted to the trucks 10. On pulling the levers 22 a predetermined distance the same are j moved in a retrograde direction or pushed upon,-thus advancing the yoke 20 so as to change'the position thereot relative to the disk or member 18 to advance the lever 22 for, the'next pulling action thereon and inthis 'manner a continuous rotary movementi's-impa'rted to the trucks for'the rotary travelthereo'f'upon the base 5 ot the appa- On'each lever 26' adjacent to the pivot 24 isa' stop 27 which is adapted to engage the yoke 20, when the said lever 26 is pushed forward, thereby limlting its advanced movement relative to the yoke 20, and this "causes both the latter and the lever to move inunison on further advance of the said lever. V

It Wlll be clearly apparent that the merry- 1 goaouncl or carousel is: manually operated and power is imparted thereto by the riders 'o'fthe objects 1.1 or the occupants'of the seats l7 'sothat th e trucks will" be advanced, the varying exertion otthe riders or occupants will correspondingly vary the speed of travel of the truck in the rotary movements thereof.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner oi' operation oi the apparatus will be clearly understood and therefore a more extended explanation. ha. been omitted.

lVhat is claimed is 1. An apparatus of the character describcu comprising a base, rotary objects supported thereon, a stationary vertical center post rising from the base about which the objects revolve, a gear connected with the objects and rotatable upon the post, a ratchet disk fixed to the post above the gear, operating levers movably supported relatively to the post and having toothedsectors meshing with the gear, a swinging connection between the levers and ratchet pa-wls carried by the swinging connections of the levers and cooperating with the ratchet disk.

2. An apparatus of the character described comprising a base, rotary objects supported thereon, a stationary vertical center post rising from the base about which the objects revolve, a gear connected with the objects and rotatable upon the post, a ratchet disk fixed to the post above the gear, operating levers movably supported relatively to the post and having toothed, sectors meshing with the gear, a swinging connection between the levers, ratchet pawls carried by the swinging connections oi the lovers and cooperating with the ratchet disk, and wheeled trucks supporting the objects and movable upon the base.

3. An apparatus of the character described comprising a base, rotary objects supported thereon, a stationary vertical center post rising from the base about which the objects revolve, a gear connected with the objects and rotatable upon the post, a ratchet disk fixedto the post above the gear, operating levers movably supported relatively to the post and having toothed sectors meshing with the gear, a swinging connection between the levers, ratchet pawls carried by the swinging connections of the levers and cooperating with the ratchet disk, wheeled trucks supporting the objects and movable upon the base, a connection. between the trucks to hold the same opposite each other,

means, a stationary member on the post,

means connected with the manually operable levers and having ratchet engagement with the stationary member to hold the manually operable levers in advanced positions and means for permitting independent movement of said levers, the said means connected "with the manually operable levers being also loosely connected With the stationary center post.

5. An apparatus of the character described comprising a base, trucks movable over the base, a center post fixed to the base and rising vertically therefrom, a bar revoluble upon the post and having connection with the trucks, a tubular column surrounding the post and fixed to the bar, a gear fixed to the column, a ratchet disk fixed to the post above the gear, oscillatory levers having toothed sectors meshing with the gear, memhers supporting the levers relatively to the gear and ratchet means carried by the supporting members and engageable with the ratchet disk.

Iii-testimony whereof I aflix my signature hereto.

STENGRIM ALSETH. 

